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    <h2>about code smackdown</h2>
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    <p>code smackdown is a little project currently written/developed/thrown-up by <a href='http://secretGeek.net' title='secretGeek.net'>Leon</a>, <a href='http://buffered.io/' title='buffered.io'>OJ</a> and <a title='Why no blog, Chai?' style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #888">Chai</a>. None of us had ever worked with an ASP.NET MVC
    project in the past and we were all keen to give it a go. So we conjured up an idea for a project and fired it up to use as a learning excercise.
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    <p>We combined the instant ranking of HotOrNot.com with our favourite torture technique: the code review.</p>
    <p>On second thought -- we stole ideas from other places too. For example:
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    <li><a href='http://GoogleFight.com'>Google Fight</a></li>
    <li><a href='http://RefactorMyCode.com'>Refactor My Code</a></li>
    <li>Designer or Developer?</li>
    <li>Programmer or Serial Killer?</li>
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    <p>(We recently heard of a similar site -- <a href='http://slickorslack.com/'>SlickOrSlack</a> -- by the venerable <a href='http://chadfowler.com/2008/4/1/slick-or-slack'>Chad Fowler</a>. Parallel evolution, etc. In any case, it doesn't seem to be around any more.)</p>
    <p>This site is a work in progress and is being used as a learning exercise. If you're interested in helping out,
    contact us at the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/codesmackdown/">project home page</a>.</p>    
    <p><strong>Graphic design</strong> was generously provided by Ryan K from <a href='http://www.omnieffect.com/about'>omnieffect creative.</a></p>
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